Hes the straight bartender I cant resist. Im the past he cant remember.
Jesse
Trying to be helpful was my first mistake.
When my brother asked me for a favor for his old friend, of course I said yes. A few phone calls later, Austin walked into my world with a camera and an attitude.
And that should have been the end of the story, but I just couldnt help being nosy.
One minute Im finding excuses to watch him work, the next Im volunteering to be one of his models.
Heres the thing: Ive never been interested in men. Ever. But the way Austins hands...
Hes the straight bartender I cant resist. Im the past he cant remember.
Jesse
Trying to be helpful was my first mistake.
When my brother asked me for a favor for his old friend, of course I said yes. A few phone calls later, Austin walked into my world with a camera and an attitude.
And that should have been the end of the story, but I just couldnt help being nosy.
One minute Im finding excuses to watch him work, the next Im volunteering to be one of his models.
Heres the thing: Ive never been interested in men. Ever. But the way Austins hands position my body, the way his voice drops when he tells me exactly how he wants me—its rewriting everything I thought I knew about myself.
Too bad he acts like touching me is a punishment hes willing to endure.
What the hell did I do to make him hate me this much?
Austin
Working in Jesses territory wasnt part of the plan, but I need these shots and his club is perfect for what Im shooting.
Or so I thought, because the second I lay my eyes on him, I know its a mistake. Hes no longer the broken boy I once knew.
Hes changed too much. Looks too different. Doing too well.
Yes, Jesse Welsh deserves all the worst in the world for what he did to me.
But apparently, destroying me was such an insignificant detail in Jesses life that he doesnt even remember doing it.
Maybe thats for the best. I came back to the city for work, not to dig up old graves. And it certainly makes it easier to pretend I dont still get breathless when he smiles.
I survived him once, I can do it again. Its just for the summer, anyway.
